This survey shows the share of French Facebook users who wanted to delete their account following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018, by age group. The scandal revealed that Facebook was recovering the personal data of 50 million users without their knowledge. That year, around 30 percent of those aged 25 to 34 and from 50 onwards wanted to unsubscribe from Facebook. The group that was the least likely to delete their account following the scandal was aged between 35 to 49 (20 percent).
Share of French users who wish to delete their Facebook account in 2018, by age group
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IFOP. (April 13, 2018). Share of French users who wish to delete their Facebook account in 2018, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094482/facebook-willingness-to-unsubscribe-by-age-france/
IFOP. "Share of French users who wish to delete their Facebook account in 2018, by age group." Chart. April 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094482/facebook-willingness-to-unsubscribe-by-age-france/
IFOP. (2018). Share of French users who wish to delete their Facebook account in 2018, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094482/facebook-willingness-to-unsubscribe-by-age-france/
IFOP. "Share of French Users Who Wish to Delete Their Facebook Account in 2018, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094482/facebook-willingness-to-unsubscribe-by-age-france/
IFOP, Share of French users who wish to delete their Facebook account in 2018, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094482/facebook-willingness-to-unsubscribe-by-age-france/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of French users who wish to delete their Facebook account in 2018, by age group [Graph], IFOP, April 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094482/facebook-willingness-to-unsubscribe-by-age-france/